In Japan, Nintendo offers a number of graduate employment schemes for those looking to get a foot in the door. As anyone just coming out of the education system will tell you, any opportunity like this is hugely welcome, and Nintendo has been increasing its number of recruits year-on-year for a while now.
The company has posted a fresh batch of information for potential FY2021 candidates who will be thinking about their options as we speak. The news of its increased recruitment comes thanks to these documents; you can see the table for yourself below:
University / Graduate School | Technical college | Total (people) |
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Technology | Office work | Technology | ||
2016 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 51 |
2017 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
2018 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 59 |
2019 | 56 | 23 | 2 | 81 |
2020 (planned) | 57 | 22 | 4 | 83 |
The technology opportunities mentioned above include science and engineering, design (which encompasses graphic design, UI / UX design, 3D modelling and more), sound design, and production planning, while office work opportunities include accounting, legal affairs, human resources, sales strategy, and lots more.
We've mentioned this in the past, but the new info also reminds us of the company's relatively impressive statistics regarding its staff's length of service. Nintendo's data shows that the average employee is 39.3 years old and has been with the company for 13.5 years, suggesting that workers are happy with their work conditions.
If you live in or are moving to Japan and are interested in learning more about Nintendo's opportunities, you can find more information at the official website.
[source nintendo.co.jp, via switchsoku.com]
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Makes sense. Success leads to growth. I wonder if they would accept me as an intern?
I wish education was rewarded like this in my country. Instead, Italian graduates usually ends up asking customers whether they "want fries with that" or not.
@KIRO - I'd back that. Just make sure you come back here with some stories of your developments.
Nintendo is also a popular destination so they are able to get a lot of good talent in Japan from top universities.
I wonder if Nintendo's work culture corresponds to that of corporate Japan in general. Expected, unpaid overtime, leave being heavily discouraged and punished with less opportunities for advancement, not taking all of one's vacation days/holidays... Working in Japan is a big nope from me. I guess any corporate gig is not a good fit for me.
@TheBigK lol thinking of Nintendo of Russia? https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/11/feature_inside_the_twisted_and_abusive_culture_of_yasha_haddajis_nintendo_russia
If your a programmer it might be a good time to send the Resume ahead of time as well. Usually a hiring doesn't mean much but in the case of Nintendo that usually means something different or new is coming. You don't hire unless there is some future plans in the works or Bigger a Switch Pro and new software to Run it.
@Gwynbleidd
Especially given higher education is expensive as all hell.
It's very easy to go into conspiracy theory territory, given how much holding students back works in every school's favor (new books for the same school year, paying again for the same subscription, etc.), which is already something I suspect.
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